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Trademark Registration Process — Do it Yourself or Hire an Attorney?

Up and Running

Ideally, the trademark registration process should begin as soon as you’ve narrowed down a selection of possible marks, including business or product names, logos , and slogans. Working with an attorney is an added cost that many entrepreneurs are hesitant to spend, especially before their venture is turning a profit.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

If you do have competition, pay special attention to your product name, price range, materials used, what the product claims to do, packaging, and who the manufacturer is. Of course, you could also calculate your price based on the cost of materials and manufacture. Your sell sheet should include: Your product name.

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

Startup Professionals Musings

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services.

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An Interview with crowdspring Naming Creative, Mike Taylor

crowdSPRING Blog

During the brainstorming process, you may think you’ve found the perfect name only to learn that name already belongs to someone else. Perhaps you’ve considered turning to a naming consultant, only to learn it costs tens of thousands of dollars – a fee most businesses can’t afford.

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Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future

Occam's Razor

It shows Google's estimate of how many possible clicks you could get at a particular cost per click. I can create a report in Google Trends for the query "car insurance" and look at the past 12 months of data for the United States. Other than giving you some sense for traffic, this is not a relevant graph.

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7 Strategies To Prepare For Global Market Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services.

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7 Keys To Market Growth - Think Global, But Act Local

Startup Professionals Musings

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services.

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